The Call of the Toad
Author | Günter Grass |
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Original title | Unkenrufe |
Language | German |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Steidl |
Publication date | 1992 |
Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1992 |
Media type | |
ISBN | 978-3-88243-222-0 |
The Call of the Toad, published in Germany in 1992 as Unkenrufe (lit. 'Doomsday Predictions'), is a novel by Danzig-born German author Günter Grass. It describes the love story between the German widower Alexander Reschke and Polish widow Alexandra Piatkowska. It was adapted into a 2005 film directed by Robert Gliński.
References
- Grass, Günter (1992). The Call of the Toad. Translated by Manheim, Ralph. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 978-0-15-125743-0.